Somniferous \Som*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. somnifer; somnus sleep +
ferre to bring.]
Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a
somniferous potion. --Walton.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
somniferous
adj : sleep inducing [syn: soporific, soporiferous, somnific,
hypnogogic, hypnagogic]
WordNet (r) 2.0
hypnagogic, hypnogogic, somnific, soporiferous, soporific
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